Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-07-16
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An Undertaking. In London That viii He
Watched with Great Interest

An Undertaking. In London That viii He
watched with Great Interest.
From the Publishers Bulletin.
The establishment OF Q school OF journal
ism In London has educed good deal of OK.
trsvagsnt talk, both for and against II. Perhaps
. description OF what 1t is and what 1t Ii in
tended to do, viii be the best way OF COM
mending IN exemplary enterprise, which,
We trust, will prove also . successful oneI
The proprietor Is . nswpapsr man of some
eminence, thoroughly qualified, without the
possibility OF question, for the Job he has
undertaken. He takes aspirants to journal.
istic efficiency, and assigns them work every
day with the same method, and demanding
the same to be accomplished BY them - In
the actual routine OF newspaper Office. The
results OF their assiguments are dealt with
precisely - they would be there-used - they
would DO there-used - they are, or changed
and the reason therefor explained 70 the
writer, or remorsely dumped into the waste
paper basket In short, the student gets
Newspaper training, with all it, labor, pains
ana SS Pie1;ufs:, s along With the consideration
pays He !: in no danger OF having his head
cut OF for incompetency, II IL true, but his
interest to do the best he can 70 improve the
use OF the money on . paper, who does his
Every sort OF Newspaper work 10 done
graded from writer's Of the essisst
"local TO those who pan that hsr-
monic and symmetric march OF words and
sense which constitutes the leader. 1t is i'm.
piled, OF course, that when . man spends
literally 70 learn the details OF news.
paper life he II In earnest TO learn them, and
has the bis: without which that life must be
most burdensome ona Hence the head of
the school for journalism hes pupils whom
tbs . pleasure tor him to teach. We assume
that besides experimenting The practical de.
tails OF their work, be directs their studies q
far q man Of good Judgment may fnd it
man commands broad md comprshensive
degree OF knowledge, which need not be in.
exsct because general and knows where to
hnd what hs may wish to learn or 10 use In
tho puFuuit OF hts mploynent
II may be 20, but We are not ct oil sure of
IT. that the exceptionally bright, vigorous
and audacious aspirant may not only not
need the aid OF SUCH IN institution - We have
described, but may do better without It On
the same principle there are some who do
quaintance with college classes and
theological halla We do not and in this
tact su argument against colleges and schools
OF divinity nor IL there In fact that the great
Journalistic OF the world received no special
training for their work, an argument against
school OF instruction In Newspaper detail,
Especially sensitive men OF studious dis.
position Who only need "briDging out " to
t0ss0 VI sneu tuo Dost clsse OF n0Wspsp6r
writer's, would benefit by such . courae q
that OF the institution recently opened In
London. Surveying tho great newspaper
held, We cannot but conclude that 1t sadly
needs bettor cultivation. Those who hnd Il
perfect may see no use for Q school OF jour-
nalism; but We see the pecesalty OF such
training being given writer's for the press-
and schools OF the kind in plenty would 10
cure it-as would insure greater accuracy In
reporting. the use OF vigorous and exact
language. and refining, literary spirit In our
ephemerai prints. Surely the newspaper
ought To refine a. we'll - give tho news and
state and argue opini0na Because We %.
lieve that the establishment OF school OF
Journalism cond ucted 10 the manner stated
n the promise OF better informed, better
written and better principlsd newspapers we
speak OF IL cordially, ~ Of an institution
most cOmmendsbls and one which oaght tc
be initiated 10 - frequent instances e pos-
sible.